Saturday, May 4, 2013

Telkom and Biznet Denies "Pidgin" Internet Users

Two
major Internet service providers in Indonesia, Telkom and Biznet
Network, has denied allegations it uses intelligence software to spy on
Internet users.The
results Citizen Lab, University of Toronto, Canada, showed that the
three internet service providers (internet service provider or ISP) in
Indonesia using FinFisher software, also known as FinSpy. In addition to Telkom and Biznet, Global Matrixnet also allegedly spying on customers."From
Biznet no such policy. Checks the IP address we are it got nobody,"
said President Director of Biznet Network Adi Kusma KompasTekno when
contacted on Monday (03/18/2013).Similar disclosed Telkom. "That
Telkom does not have a server to monitor or spy on customers," said
Slamet Riyadi, Head of Corporate Communications and Telkom Affair.FinFisher is remote monitoring software developed by Gamma International in Munich, Germany. According
to the Citizen Lab, FinFisher products are marketed and sold
exclusively for law enforcement and intelligence agencies by Gamma Group
based in the UK."FinSpy
capture information from the infected computer, such as passwords and
Skype calls, and send information to the command and control server
FinSpy," according to the Citizen Lab research.In
the research, the Citizen Lab revealed the internet protocol address
(IP address) in Indonesia, which is thought to contain or FinFisher
FinSpy. Telkom IP addresses and Global Matrixnet not fully disclosed.- 118.97.xxx.xxx PT Telkom of Indonesia- 118.97.xxx.xxx PT Telkom of Indonesia- 103.28.xxx.xxx PT Matrixnet Global from Indonesia- 112.78.143.34 Biznet ISP from Indonesia- 112.78.143.26 Biznet ISP from IndonesiaAccording
to Slamet, based on partial IP address reported Citizen Lab, concluded
that it is the customer Astinet / Transit Telkom. "To identify the IP addresses that need to be complete," said Slamet.To
block the IP address, go Slamet, there must be a request from the
computer emergency response team (CERT) state, in this case Indonesia
Security Incident Response Team on Internet Infrastructure (ID-SIRTII)
under the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.Citizen Lab notes, software FinSpy detected in 25 countries. Besides
Indonesia, it also exists in Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei,
Canada, Czech, Estonia, Ethiopia, Germany, India, Japan, Latvia,
Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, Qatar, Serbia, Singapore,
Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom, United States, and Vietnam.